Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
ForwardSymposium Session: The Plant-Based Paradox: Can You Be an Omnivore with No Dilemma?
The push for plant-based diets continues to grow in popularity, yet our consumption of some of the most nutritionally relevant plants, like produce, continues to decline. While some advocate for a food landscape void of animal products—whether for health, planetary, or ideological reasons—the reality is this: plants need animals, animals need plants, and many argue that a diverse diet that includes both can be the most balanced and most easily adopted by more consumers.
Regardless of eating style, how can we help consumers cut through the noise and regain confidence about eating a balanced diet? Can consuming some animal foods actually drive the consumption of more plants? Can a primarily plant-based, but omnivorous diet be even better for our health and/or the health of the planet? In this dynamic, evidence-based presentation, Keith T. Ayoob, EdD, RD, FAND, CDN, and Nicole Rodriguez, MS, RD, will examine the mutually dependent relationship between animal and plant agriculture from seed to plate, and unbundle the complexities of their respective roles in food systems.
This is not a webinar or course for purchase - this is a module for credit claiming for our 2024 Spring Symposium attendees and cannot be purchased or taken by non-attendees. These sessions are exclusive to our Symposium; however, the topics may be revisited in the future in the form of a webinar or self-study course.
Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity, health care professionals will be better able to:
- Describe the environmental interdependence between animal and plant agriculture.
- Evaluate the roles of plant- and animal-sourced foods on planetary health.
- Identify the important role plant- and animal-sourced foods play in regenerative food systems.
- Counsel clients on simple ways to balance their diet and increase confidence in their ability to maintain a healthful eating pattern.
Additional Information
Keith T. Ayoob, EdD, RD, FAND, CDN, is associate clinical professor emeritus at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, where he directed a nutrition clinic for 32 years for persons with special needs. In this work his specialty is in obesity and family dynamics, and motivational counseling.
In the private sector, Ayoob has advocated for positive strategic change. He coauthored a highly regarded global nutrition policy for the Walt Disney Corporation in 2006 and updated those landmark guidelines in 2012. These guidelines received wide acclaim, including endorsement by the White House and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Long an advocate against fad dieting, Ayoob gave invited testimony before Congress against the marketing of diet pills to children. He also coauthored the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ position paper on food and nutrition myths and misinformation.
Ayoob sits on several advisory boards, including the editorial board of the journal Childhood Obesity. As an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics media spokesperson, he has participated in over 1,000 television, print, and digital media interviews. He posts his EdibleRx column on his website, cuttothechasenutrition.com.
Ayoob received his doctorate from Columbia University’s Teachers College and his master’s from Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Nicole Rodriguez, MS, RD, is an award-winning RD based in the New York Metro area. She serves a diverse clientele via her telehealth-based practice, Enjoy Food Enjoy Life. A self-described “agvocate,” Rodriguez is passionate about empowering individuals to feel good about the abundance of food choices at their fingertips and uses her cohosting duties on the Food Bullying podcast to do just that.
While Rodriguez loves working one-on-one with clients to achieve their health goals, she also helps spread the good word about food via her brand partnerships, which have included American Dairy Northeast, the New York Beef Council, Bush Brothers and Company, General Mills, Wish Farms, California Leafy Greens, and Bayer Crop Science. She has been featured in numerous outlets and publications including Good Housekeeping, Livestrong, WTEN-ABC, and WAMC. When she’s not immersed in all things food and fitness (she’s forever perfecting her pancake recipe and deadlifting technique), you can find her digging through the crates of disco-funk vinyl and taking long walks on the beach (and yes, she knows that sounds so cliché).
The faculty and planners of this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
An “ineligible company” includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products use by or on patients.
In support of improving patient care, Great Valley Publishing Company is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity will also award credit for dietetics (CDR CPEU).
RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.
Available Credit
- 1.00 CDR